List of biographical films of the 2000s

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The following is a list of biographical films released during the 2000s.

2000

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The Audrey Hepburn Story[1] Audrey Hepburn Jennifer Love Hewitt
Beat[2] Joan Vollmer Courtney Love
William S. Burroughs Kiefer Sutherland
Lucien Carr Norman Reedus
Allen Ginsberg Ron Livingston
Before Night Falls[3] Reinaldo Arenas Javier Bardem
Best[4] George Best John Lynch
The King Is Dancing[5] Jean-Baptiste Lully Boris Terral
Louis XIV Benoît Magimel
The Beach Boys: An American Family[6] The Beach Boys Multiple actors
Chopper[7] Mark Brandon "Chopper" Read Eric Bana
Close to Jesus Joseph of Nazareth Tabias Moretti
Mary Magdalene Maria Grazia Cucinotta
Judas Enrico Lo Verso
Thomas Ricky Tognazzi
The Courage To Love Henriette DeLille Vanessa L. Williams
The Crossing[8] George Washington Jeff Daniels
Dark Prince: The True Story of Dracula[9] Vlad the Impaler Rudolf Martin[10]
The David Cassidy Story David Cassidy Andrew Kavovit
Shirley Jones Dey Young
Daydream Believers: The Monkees Story The Monkees Multiple Actors
Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar[11] B. R. Ambedkar Mammootty
Erin Brockovich[12] Erin Brockovich Julia Roberts
The Farewell Bertolt Brecht Josef Bierbichler I'll
For Love or Country: The Arturo Sandoval Story Arturo Sandoval Andy Garcia
Growing Up Brady[13] Barry Williams Adam Brody
Florence Henderson Rebeccah Bush
Hendrix[14] Jimi Hendrix Wood Harris
I Dreamed of Africa Kuki Gallmann Kim Basinger
In His Life: The John Lennon Story John Lennon Philip McQuillan Phoenix
The Linda McCartney Story Linda McCartney Elizabeth Mitchell
In the Light of the Moon[15] Ed Gein Steve Railsback
Isn't She Great[16] Jacqueline Susann Bette Midler
Jackie Bouvier Kennedy Onassis Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis Joanne Whalley
Joe Gould's Secret[17] Joe Gould Ian Holm
Joseph: King of Dreams[18] Joseph Ben Affleck (voice)
Little Richard Little Richard Leon Robinson
Lumumba[19] Patrice Lumumba Eriq Ebouaney
Men of Honor[20] Carl Brashear Cuba Gooding Jr.
Miracle in Lane 2[21] Justin Yoder Frankie Muniz
The Miracle Maker[22] Jesus (voice) Ralph Fiennes
Murderous Maids[23] Christine and Lea Papin Sylvie Testud
Julie-Marie Parmentier
Nora[23] Nora Barnacle Susan Lynch
James Joyce Ewan McGregor
One Hundred Steps[24] Giuseppe Impastato Luigi Lo Cascio
Pandaemonium[25] William Wordsworth John Hannah
Samuel Taylor Coleridge Linus Roache
Paul the Apostle Paul of Tarsus Johannes Brandrup
Perfect Murder, Perfect Town[26] Lou Smit Kris Kristofferson
Pollock[27] Jackson Pollock Ed Harris
Quills[28] Marquis de Sade Geoffrey Rush
Rated X[29] Artie Jay Mitchell Charlie Sheen
James Lloyd "Jim" Mitchell Emilio Estevez
Remember the Titans[30] Herman Boone Denzel Washington
Ricky 6 Ricky Kasso Vincent Kartheiser
Shadow of the Vampire[31] F. W. Murnau John Malkovich
Max Schreck Willem Dafoe
Steal This Movie![32] Abbie Hoffman Vincent D'Onofrio
Anita Hoffman Janeane Garofalo
The Three Stooges Moe Howard Paul Ben-Victor
Larry Fine Evan Handler
Curly Howard Michael Chiklis
Shemp Howard John Kassir
Vatel[33] François Vatel Gérard Depardieu
Word and Utopia António Vieira Lima Duarte
Take Me Home: The John Denver Story John Denver Chad Lowe
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2001

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61*[34] Roger Maris Barry Pepper
Mickey Mantle Thomas Jane
The Affair of the Necklace[35] Jeanne de Valois-Saint-Rémy Hilary Swank (older)
Hayden Panettiere (young)
Ali[36] Muhammad Ali Will Smith
Anne Frank: The Whole Story Anne Frank Hannah Taylor-Gordon
As̅oka[37] Ashoka Shah Rukh Khan
Attila the Hun[38] Attila Gerard Butler
Ayyam El Sadat Anwar Al Sadat Ahmad Zaki
A Beautiful Mind[39] John Nash Russell Crowe
Blow[40] George Jung Johnny Depp
Bojangles[41] Bill Robinson Gregory Hines
Brian's Song Brian Piccolo Sean Maher
Gale Sayers Mekhi Phifer
Bride of the Wind Alma Mahler Sarah Wynter
Gustav Mahler Jonathan Pryce
The Cat's Meow[42] Marion Davies Kirsten Dunst
William Randolph Hearst Edward Herrmann
Child Star: The Shirley Temple Story Shirley Temple Emily Hart (older)
Ashley Rose Orr (young)
The Days of Sadat Anwar Sadat Ahmed Zaki
The Diaries of Vaslav Nijinsky[43] Vaslav Nijinsky Derek Jacobi
The Gaul Vercingetorix Christopher Lambert
Haven Ruth Gruber Natasha Richardson
A Huey P. Newton Story Huey P. Newton Roger Guenveur Smith
Hysteria - The Def Leppard Story[44] Def Leppard Multiple Actors
In the Time of the Butterflies[45] Minerva Mirabal Salma Hayek
Iris[46] Iris Murdoch Judi Dench (older)
Kate Winslet (young)
Jackie, Ethel, Joan: The Women of Camelot[47] Jacqueline Kennedy Jill Hennessy
Ethel Kennedy Lauren Holly
Joan Kennedy Leslie Stefanson
James Dean[48] James Dean James Franco
Life with Judy Garland: Me and My Shadows[49] Judy Garland Judy Davis (older)
Tammy Blanchard (young)
Like Mother, Like Son: The Strange Story of Sante & Kenny Kimes Sante Kimes Mary Tyler Moore
Kenny Kimes Gabriel Olds
Mad Love[50] Joanna of Castile Pilar López de Ayala
Philip I of Castile Daniele Liotti
The Moving True Story of a Woman Ahead of Her Time[51] Nienke van Hichtum Monic Hendrickx
Pieter Jelles Troelstra Jeroen Willems
The Other Side of Heaven[52] John H. Groberg Christopher Gorham
Piñero[53] Miguel Piñero Benjamin Bratt
Riding in Cars with Boys[54] Beverly Donofrio Drew Barrymore
Taurus[53] Vladimir Lenin Leonid Mozgovoy
Too Legit: The MC Hammer Story MC Hammer Romany Malco
Der Tunnel[55] Hasso Herschel Heino Ferch
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2002

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24 Hour Party People[56] Tony Wilson Steve Coogan
Adaptation[57] Charlie Kaufman Nicolas Cage
Susan Orlean Meryl Streep
Amen.[58] Kurt Gerstein Ulrich Tukur[59]
Antwone Fisher[60] Antwone Q. Fisher Derek Luke (adult)
Malcolm David Kelley (child)
Auto Focus[61] Bob Crane Greg Kinnear
Bertie and Elizabeth George VI James Wilby
Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother Juliet Aubrey
Catch Me If You Can[62] Frank Abagnale Leonardo DiCaprio
Callas Forever[63] Maria Callas Fanny Ardant
Champion[64] Kim Duk-koo Yu Oh-seong
Chi-hwa-seon[65] Owon Choi Min-sik
The Child I Never Was Jürgen Bartsch Tobias Schenke
Chopin: Desire for Love[66] Fryderyk Chopin Piotr Adamczyk
George Sand Danuta Stenka
Confessions of a Dangerous Mind[67] Chuck Barris Sam Rockwell
Dahmer[68] Jeffrey Dahmer Jeremy Renner
Evelyn[69] Desmond Doyle Pierce Brosnan
Fidel Fidel Castro Víctor Huggo Martin
Francesco Francis of Assisi Raoul Bova
Frida[70] Frida Kahlo Salma Hayek
Gada Meilin[71] Gada Meiren Deligeer
The Gathering Storm[72] Winston Churchill Albert Finney
Gilda Radner: It's Always Something Gilda Radner Jami Gertz
Gene Wilder Tom Rooney
Gleason[73] Jackie Gleason Brad Garrett
Hell on Heels: The Battle of Mary Kay[74] Mary Kay Ash Shirley MacLaine
The Hours[75] Virginia Woolf Nicole Kidman
Julius Caesar Julius Caesar Jeremy Sisto
The Junction Boys[76] Bear Bryant Tom Berenger
The Kid Stays in the Picture[77] Robert Evans Robert Evans
Lapu-Lapu[78] Lapulapu Lito Lapid
Ferdinand Magellan Dante Rivero
The Legend of Bhagat Singh[79] Bhagat Singh Ajay Devgan
The Life of Aleksis Kivi[80] Aleksis Kivi Marko Tiusanen
Madame Satã[81] Madame Satã Lázaro Ramos
The Man Who Saved Christmas[82] A.C. Gilbert Jason Alexander
Martin and Lewis[83] Dean Martin Jeremy Northam
Jerry Lewis Sean Hayes
The Matthew Shepard Story Matthew Shepard[84] Shane Meier
Path to War Lyndon B. Johnson Michael Gambon
The Pianist[85] Władysław Szpilman Adrien Brody
Prince William Prince William Jordan Frieda
The Rookie[86] Jim Morris Dennis Quaid
The Rosa Parks Story[87] Rosa Parks Angela Bassett
Safe Conduct[88] Jean Devaivre Jacques Gamblin
Jean Aurenche Denis Podalydès
Shackleton[89] Ernest Shackleton Kenneth Branagh
The Soul Keeper[90] Sabina Spielrein Emilia Fox
Carl Gustav Jung Iain Glen
Ted Bundy[91] Ted Bundy Michael Reilly Burke
Trudeau[92] Pierre Trudeau Colm Feore
Margaret Trudeau Polly Shannon
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2003

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America's Prince: The John F. Kennedy Jr. Story[93] John F. Kennedy Jr. Kristoffer Polaha
Jackie Kennedy Onassis Jacqueline Bisset
Carolyn Bessette Kennedy Portia de Rossi
American Splendor[94] Harvey Pekar Paul Giamatti
And Starring Pancho Villa as Himself[95] Pancho Villa Antonio Banderas
BAADASSSSS![96] Melvin Van Peebles Mario Van Peebles
Behind the Camera: The Unauthorized Story of Three's Company[97] John Ritter Bret Anthony
Suzanne Somers Jud Tylor
Joyce DeWitt Melanie Deanne Moore
Benedict Arnold: A Question of Honor[98] Benedict Arnold Aidan Quinn
George Washington Kelsey Grammer
Blind Flight John McCarthy Linus Roache
Brian Keenan Ian Hart
Byron Lord Byron Jonny Lee Miller
Cambridge Spies[99] Guy Burgess Tom Hollander
Kim Philby Toby Stephens
Anthony Blunt Samuel West
Donald MacLean Rupert Penry-Jones
A Date with Darkness: The Trial and Capture of Andrew Luster[100] Andrew Luster Jason Gedrick
The Deal Gordon Brown[101] David Morrissey
Tony Blair Michael Sheen
The Elizabeth Smart Story[102] Elizabeth Smart Amber Marshall
Gacy[103] John Wayne Gacy Mark Holton
Gods and Generals[104] Robert E. Lee Robert Duvall
Stonewall Jackson Stephen Lang
Joshua Chamberlain Jeff Daniels
Helen of Troy Agamemnon of Mycenae Rufus Sewell
Henry VIII[105] Henry VIII Ray Winstone
High Roller: The Stu Ungar Story Stu Ungar Michael Imperioli
Hitler: The Rise of Evil[106] Adolf Hitler Robert Carlyle
Imperium: Augustus Caesar Augustus Peter O' Toole
The Lion in Winter[107] King Henry II Patrick Stewart
Eleanor of Aquitaine Glenn Close
The Lost Prince[108] Prince John Daniel Williams (young)
Matthew James Thomas (older)
Lucy Lucille Ball Rachel York
Desi Arnaz Danny Pino
Luther[109] Martin Luther Joseph Fiennes
The Manson Family[110] Charles Manson Marcello Games[111]
Maria Goretti[71] Maria Goretti Martina Pinto
Martha, Inc.: The Story of Martha Stewart Martha Stewart Cybill Shepherd
Monster[112] Aileen Wuornos Charlize Theron
Mother Teresa of Calcutta Mother Teresa Olivia Hussey
Ned Kelly[113] Ned Kelly Heath Ledger
The Night We Called It a Day[114] Frank Sinatra Dennis Hopper
Paradise Found[115] Paul Gauguin Kiefer Sutherland
Party Monster[116] Michael Alig Macaulay Culkin
The Pentagon Papers[117] Daniel Ellsberg James Spader
Radio[118] James Robert "Radio" Kennedy Cuba Gooding Jr.
Harold Jones Ed Harris
The Reagans[119] Ronald Reagan James Brolin
Nancy Reagan Judy Davis
Remake[120] Zlatko Topčić Ermin Bravo
Seabiscuit[121] Red Pollard Tobey Maguire
Charles S. Howard Jeff Bridges
Tom Smith Chris Cooper
Shattered Glass Stephen Glass[122] Hayden Christensen
Soldier's Girl[122] Barry Winchell Troy Garity
Calpernia Addams Lee Pace
Soraya Soraya Esfandiary-Bakhtiari Anna Valle
Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi Erol Sander
Spy Sorge[123] Richard Sorge Iain Glen
Stander[124] Andre Stander Thomas Jane
Swimming Upstream[125] Tony Fingleton Jesse Spencer
Sylvia[126] Sylvia Plath Gwyneth Paltrow
Touching the Void[127] Joe Simpson Brendan Mackey
Veronica Guerin[128] Veronica Guerin Cate Blanchett
Wonderland[129] John Holmes Val Kilmer
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2004

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Against the Ropes Jackie Kallen Meg Ryan
Aimee Semple McPherson Aimee Semple McPherson Mimi Michaels
Alexander[130] Alexander the Great Colin Farrell
The Assassination of Richard Nixon[131] Samuel Byck Sean Penn
The Aviator·[132] Howard Hughes Leonardo DiCaprio
Beautiful Boxer[133] Parinya Charoenphol Asanee Suwan
Behind the Camera: The Unauthorized Story of Charlie's Angels Farrah Fawcett[134] Tricia Helfer
Jaclyn Smith Christina Chambers
Kate Jackson Lauren Stamile
Bettie Page: Dark Angel[135] Bettie Page Paige Richards
Besieged: The Ned Kelly Story Ned Kelly Peter Fenton
Ned Kelly: The True Story Ned Kelly Peter Fenton
Beyond the Sea[136] Bobby Darin Kevin Spacey
Bobby Jones: Stroke of Genius[137] Bobby Jones Jim Caviezel
The Brooke Ellison Story Brooke Ellison Lacey Chabert & Vanessa Marano
Call Me: The Rise and Fall of Heidi Fleiss Heidi Fleiss[138] Jamie-Lynn Sigler
3: The Dale Earnhardt Story Dale Earnhardt[139] Barry Pepper
De-Lovely[140] Cole Porter Kevin Kline
Downfall
Adolf Hitler[141] Bruno Ganz
The Ninth Day[142] Father Jean Bernard Ulrich Matthes
Finding Neverland J. M. Barrie[143] Johnny Depp
Fighter in the Wind Masutatsu Oyama[144] Yang Dong-geun
Friday Night Lights Gary Gaines[145] Billy Bob Thornton
James "Boobie" Miles Derek Luke
Hawking Stephen Hawking[146] Benedict Cumberbatch
Helter Skelter Charles Manson[147] Jeremy Davies
Hidalgo Frank Hopkins[148] Viggo Mortensen
Hotel Rwanda[149] Paul Rusesabagina Don Cheadle
Ike: Countdown to D-Day[150] Dwight D. Eisenhower Tom Selleck
Kinsey[151] Alfred Kinsey Liam Neeson
The Libertine[152] John Wilmot, 2nd Earl of Rochester Johnny Depp
The Life and Death of Peter Sellers[153] Peter Sellers Geoffrey Rush
Man in the Mirror: The Michael Jackson Story Michael Jackson[154] Flex Alexander
Miracle Herb Brooks[155] Kurt Russell
Modigliani Amedeo Modigliani Andy García[156]
The Motorcycle Diaries Che Guevara[157] Gael García Bernal
Alberto Granado Rodrigo de la Serna
Nero[158] Nero Hans Matheson
My Nikifor Nikifor[159] Krystyna Feldman
The Mystery of Natalie Wood Natalie Wood[160] Justine Waddell (older)
Elizabeth Rice (teen)
Grace Fulton (young)
Robert Wagner Michael Weatherly
Warren Beatty Matthew Settle
The Passion of the Christ Jesus Jim Caviezel
Ray[161] Ray Charles Jamie Foxx
Redemption: The Stan Tookie Williams Story Stanley Tookie Williams Jamie Foxx[162]
Rikidōzan Rikidōzan[163] Sul Kyung-gu
Khuni Shikder[164] Ershad Sikder Shakib Khan
The Sea Inside[165] Ramon Sampedro Javier Bardem
Something The Lord Made Alfred Blalock[166] Alan Rickman
Vivien Thomas Mos Def
Stage Beauty[167] Edward Kynaston Billy Crudup
Thérèse[168] Saint Thérèse of Lisieux Lindsay Younce
The Blue Butterfly Pete Carlton[a][169] Marc Donato
Troy Achilles[170] Brad Pitt
Hector Eric Bana
Paris of Troy Orlando Bloom
Helen of Troy Diane Kruger
Agamemnon Brian Cox
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2005

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2 Filhos de Francisco[171] Zezé Di Camargo & Luciano Márcio Kieling
Thiago Mendonça
Amber Frey: Witness for the Prosecution Amber Frey Janel Moloney
Scott Peterson Nathan Anderson
Gloria Allred Nora Dunn
Ambulance Girl[172] Jane Stern Kathy Bates
Aurore[173] Aurore Gagnon Marianne Fortier (older)
Alice Morel-Michaud (young)
Behind the Camera: The Unauthorized Story of Mork & Mindy Robin Williams Chris Diamantopoulos
Pam Dawber Erinn Hayes
Blue Swallow Park Kyung-won[174] Jang Jin-young
Bose – The Forgotten Hero[175] Subhas Chandra Bose Sachin Khedekar
Capote[176] Truman Capote Philip Seymour Hoffman
Charles Wesley: Hymns of Praise Charles Wesley John Jackman
Cinderella Man[177] James J. Braddock Russell Crowe
Coach Carter[178] Ken Carter Samuel L. Jackson
Désiré Landru Henri Désiré Landru Patrick Timsit
Dr. B. R. Ambedkar B. R. Ambedkar[179] Vishnukanth B. J.
Domino Domino Harvey[180] Keira Knightley
Elizabeth I Elizabeth I of England Helen Mirren[181]
Elvis Elvis Presley[182] Jonathan Rhys Meyers
Fighting the Odds: The Marilyn Gambrell Story Marilyn Gambrell Jami Gertz[183]
The Flight That Fought Back Mark Bingham[184] Jason LeGrande
Jeremy Glick Kevin Paul
Gie[185] Soe Hok Gie Nicholas Saputra
Good Night, and Good Luck[186] Edward R. Murrow David Strathairn
The Great Raid Henry Mucci[187] Benjamin Bratt
Robert Prince James Franco
Margaret Utinsky Connie Nielsen
The Greatest Game Ever Played[188] Francis Ouimet Shia LaBeouf
The Hunt for the BTK Killer Dennis Rader Gregg Henry
Jarhead[189] Anthony Swofford Jake Gyllenhaal
Joseph Smith: The Prophet of the Restoration Joseph Smith[190] Nathan Mitchell
Karol: A Man Who Became Pope[191] Karol Wojtyła Piotr Adamczyk
Kingdom of Heaven[192] Raymond III of Tripoli Jeremy Irons
Lords of Dogtown Stacy Peralta[193] John Robinson
Jay Adams Emile Hirsch
Tony Alva Victor Rasuk
Marathon Cho-won[194][circular reference] Cho Seung-woo
Martha: Behind Bars[195] Martha Stewart Cybill Shepherd
Mrs. Harris[196] Jean Harris Annette Bening
Mrs Henderson Presents[197] Laura Henderson Judi Dench
Murder Unveiled[198] Jaswinder Kaur Sidhu Anita Majumdar
My Family and Other Animals Gerald Durrell[199] Eugene Simon
The New World John Smith[200] Colin Farrell
Pocahontas Q'orianka Kilcher
The Notorious Bettie Page[201] Bettie Page Gretchen Mol
Pierrepoint Albert Pierrepoint[202] Timothy Spall
Pope John Paul II[203] Pope John Paul II Cary Elwes (young), Jon Voight (old)
The Prize Winner of Defiance, Ohio Evelyn Ryan[204] Julianne Moore
The Queen's Sister[205] Princess Margaret Lucy Cohu
Riot at the Rite Vaslav Nijinsky Adam Garcia
The Rising Mangal Pandey[206] Aamir Khan
The Rocket[207] Maurice Richard Roy Dupuis
See Arnold Run Arnold Schwarzenegger Roland Kickinger (young)
Jurgen Prochnow (older)
Shania: A Life in Eight Albums[208] Shania Twain Meredith Henderson (older)
Shenae Grimes-Beech (teen)
Reva Timbers (young)
Sophie Scholl – The Final Days Sophie Scholl[209] Julia Jentsch
Stoned[210] Brian Jones Leo Gregory
Imperium: Saint Peter Saint Peter Omar Sharif
The Sun[211] Emperor Hirohito Issey Ogata
Trump Unauthorized[212] Donald Trump Justin Louis
Waking Up Wally: The Walter Gretzky Story Walter Gretzky Tom McCamus
Wayne Gretzky Kristen Holden-Ried
Walk the Line[213] Johnny Cash Joaquin Phoenix
June Carter Cash Reese Witherspoon
Warm Springs[214] Franklin D. Roosevelt Kenneth Branagh
Eleanor Roosevelt Cynthia Nixon
The World's Fastest Indian[215] Burt Munro Anthony Hopkins
Yesenin[216] Sergei Yesenin Sergey Bezrukov
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2006

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300[217] Leonidas Gerard Butler
Dilios David Wenham
Queen Gorgo Lena Headey
Xerxes I of Persia Rodrigo Santoro
Albert Schweitzer: Called to Africa Albert Schweitzer Jeff McCarthy
Alien Autopsy Ray Santilli Declan Donnelly[218]
Gary Shoefield Anthony McPartlin
Amazing Grace William Wilberforce[219] Ioan Gruffudd
John Newton Albert Finney
The Amazing Grace[220] John Newton Nick Moran
Beau Brummell: This Charming Man Beau Brummell[221] James Purefoy
The Black Dahlia Elizabeth Short[222] Mia Kirshner
The Borgia Rodrigo Borgia[223] Lluís Homar
Cesare Borgia Sergio Peris-Mencheta
Catch a Fire[224] Patrick Chamusso Derek Luke
Colour of the Cross Jesus[225] Jean-Claude La Marre
Copying Beethoven[226] Ludwig van Beethoven Ed Harris
The Death of Poe[227] Edgar Allan Poe Mark Redfield
Driving Lessons Jeremy Brock[228] Rupert Grint
El Benny[229] Benny Moré Renny Arozarena
El Cantante[230] Héctor Lavoe Marc Anthony
Elizabeth David: A Life in Recipes[231] Elizabeth David Catherine McCormack
Factory Girl Edie Sedgwick[232] Sienna Miller
Faith like Potatoes[233] Angus Buchan Frank Rautenbach
The Fantasia Barrino Story: Life Is Not a Fairy Tale Fantasia Barrino[234] Fantasia Barrino (older)
Jamia Simone Nash (young)
Fearless Huo Yuanjia[235] Jet Li
Find Me Guilty[236] Giacomo "Jackie" DiNorscio Vin Diesel
The Flying Scotsman Graeme Obree[237] Jonny Lee Miller
Fur: An Imaginary Portrait of Diane Arbus Diane Arbus[238] Nicole Kidman
Gridiron Gang[239] Sean Porter Dwayne Johnson
Malcolm Moore Xzibit
Glory Road Don Haskins[240] Josh Lucas
The Good Shepherd James Jesus Angleton[241] Matt Damon
Goya's Ghosts Francisco Goya[242] Stellan Skarsgård
A Guide to Recognizing Your Saints Dito Montiel[243] Robert Downey Jr. (older)
Shia LaBeouf (young)
Halim Abdel Halim Hafez Ahmed Zaki (older)
Haitham Ahmed Zaki (young)
Hannibal – Rome's Worst Nightmare Hannibal[244] Alexander Siddig
Henry Dunant: Red on the Cross Henry Dunant Thomas Jouannet
Hollywoodland George Reeves[245] Ben Affleck
Infamous[246] Truman Capote Toby Jones
Invincible Vince Papale[247] Mark Wahlberg
Karla Karla Homolka[248] Laura Prepon
Paul Bernardo Misha Collins
Klimt[228] Gustav Klimt John Malkovich
The Last King of Scotland[249] Idi Amin Forest Whitaker
Marie Antoinette Marie Antoinette[250] Kirsten Dunst
Milarepa Milarepa Jamyang Lodro
Miss Potter[251] Beatrix Potter Renée Zellweger
The Nativity Story[252] Mary of Nazareth Keisha Castle-Hughes
Joseph of Nazareth Oscar Isaac
One Night with the King Esther Tiffany Dupont
Xerxes I of Persia Luke Goss
Peaceful Warrior[253] Dan Millman Scott Mechlowicz
Provoked[254] Kiranjit Ahluwalia Aishwarya Rai
The Pursuit of Happyness Christopher Gardner[255] Will Smith
Pushkin: The Last Duel Alexander Pushkin Sergei Bezrukov
The Queen Queen Elizabeth II[256] Helen Mirren
Raising Jeffrey Dahmer Jeffrey Dahmer[257] Rusty Sneary
Requiem Anneliese Michel[258] Sandra Hüller
The Ron Clark Story[259] Ron Clark Matthew Perry
Running with Scissors Augusten Burroughs Joseph Cross
Stan Stan Laurel Jim Norton (old), Nik Howden (young)
Oliver Hardy Trevor Cooper (old), Mike Goodenough (young)
Take the Lead[260] Pierre Dulaine Antonio Banderas
United 93 Mark Bingham[260] Cheyenne Jackson
Jeremy Glick Peter Hermann
The Water Is Wide Pat Conroy Jeff Hephner
We Are Marshall Jack Lengyel[261] Matthew McConaughey
Why I Wore Lipstick to My Mastectomy Geralyn Lucas Sarah Chalke
Wild Romance Herman Brood[262] Daniël Boissevain
World Trade Center John McLoughlin Nicolas Cage
Will Jimeno[263] Michael Peña
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2007

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American Gangster[264] Frank Lucas Denzel Washington
An American Crime Sylvia Likens[265] Elliot Page[b]
Gertrude Baniszewski Catherine Keener
The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford Jesse James[266] Brad Pitt
Robert Ford Casey Affleck
Assembly Gu Zidi[267] Zhang Hanyu
Becoming Jane[268] Jane Austen Anne Hathaway
The Black Pimpernel Harald Edelstam[269] Michael Nyqvist
Breach Robert Hanssen[270] Chris Cooper
Charlie Wilson's War Charlie Wilson Tom Hanks[271]
Clare and Francis Clare of Assisi Mary Petruolo
Francis of Assisi Ettore Bassi
Control Ian Curtis[272] Sam Riley
Colour Me Kubrick Alan Conway[273] John Malkovich
The Counterfeiters Salomon Smolianoff[274] Karl Markovics
Crazy Hank Garland[275] Waylon Payne
Daphne Daphne du Maurier[276] Geraldine Somerville
Dark Matter Gang Lu[277] Liu Ye
Eight Miles High Uschi Obermaier Natalia Avelon
Diana: Last Days of a Princess Diana, Princess of Wales[278] Genevieve O'Reilly
The Diving Bell and the Butterfly Jean-Dominique Bauby[279] Mathieu Amalric
Ed Gein: The Butcher of Plainfield Ed Gein Kane Hodder[280]
Eichmann Adolf Eichmann[281] Thomas Kretschmann
El Greco El Greco[282] Nick Ashdon
Elizabeth: The Golden Age[283] Elizabeth I Cate Blanchett
Freedom Writers Erin Gruwell[284] Hilary Swank
Gandhi, My Father Mahatma Gandhi[285] Darshan Jariwala
Harilal Gandhi Akshaye Khanna
Ganes Remu Aaltonen[286] Eero Milonoff
Albert Järvinen Jussi Nikkilä
Cisse Häkkinen Olavi Uusivirta
Ile Kallio Timo Tikka
Genghis Khan: To the Ends of the Earth and Sea Genghis Khan[287] Takashi Sorimachi
Georg Georg Ots Marko Matvere[288]
Goodbye Bafana[289] James Gregory Joseph Fiennes
Nelson Mandela Dennis Haysbert
The Gray Man Albert Fish[290] Patrick Bauchau
The Great Debaters Melvin B. Tolson[291] Denzel Washington
James L. Farmer Sr. Forest Whitaker
James Farmer Denzel Whitaker
The Hoax[292] Clifford Irving Richard Gere
Hwang Jin Yi Hwang Jin Yi[293] Song Hye Kyo
I'm Not There[294] Bob Dylan Christian Bale, Cate Blanchett, Heath Ledger, Marcus Carl Franklin, Richard Gere, Ben Whishaw.
Into The Wild Christopher McCandless[295] Emile Hirsch
Jump![296] Philippe Halsman Ben Silverstone
The Killing of John Lennon Mark David Chapman Jonas Ball
The King Graham Kennedy[297] Stephen Curry
La Vie En Rose Édith Piaf[298] Marion Cotillard
The Passion Within[299] Manuel Laureano Rodríguez Sánchez Adrien Brody
My Boy Jack Jack Kipling[300] Daniel Radcliffe
Neal Cassady Neal Cassady Tate Donovan
A Mighty Heart Mariane Pearl[301] Angelina Jolie
Daniel Pearl Dan Futterman
Miss Austen Regrets[302] Jane Austen Olivia Williams
Mongol Genghis Khan[303] Tadanobu Asano
Music Within Richard Pimentel[304] Ron Livingston
My Father[305] Hwang Nam-cheol Kim Yeong-cheol
Nightwatching Rembrandt[306] Martin Freeman
Persepolis Marjane Satrapi[307] Chiara Mastroianni (voice)
Pride[308] Jim Ellis Terrence Howard
Rescue Dawn Dieter Dengler[309] Christian Bale
Rise of the Footsoldier Carlton Leach[310] Ricci Harnett
Romulus, My Father Romulus Gaita Eric Bana[311]
Raimond Gaita Kodi Smit-McPhee
Ruffian Frank Y. Whiteley Jr. Sam Shepard[312]
Saint Mary Mary Shabnam Gholikhani
Shake Hands with the Devil Roméo Dallaire[313] Roy Dupuis
The Singer Héctor Lavoe Raul Carbonell
Sybil Shirley Ardell Mason[314] Tammy Blanchard
Talk to Me Ralph "Petey" Greene Don Cheadle[315]
Tears of a King Elvis Presley Matt Lewis
The Ten Commandments Moses[316] Ben Kingsley (voice)
Theresa: The Body of Christ Saint Teresa of Ávila[317] Paz Vega
The Tudors Henry VIII[318] Jonathan Rhys Meyers
What We Do Is Secret Darby Crash[319] Shane West
26 Years Diary[320] Lee Su-hyon Lee Tae-sung
Zodiac Robert Graysmith Jake Gyllenhaal
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2008

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Admiral Alexander Kolchak[321] Konstantin Habensky
Amália Amália Rodrigues Sandra Barata[322]
Billy: The Early Years Billy Graham[323] Armie Hammer
Bronson[324] Charles Bronson Tom Hardy
Cadillac Records Leonard Chess[325] Adrien Brody
Muddy Waters Jeffrey Wright
Etta James Beyoncé Knowles
Cass Cass Pennant Nonso Anozie
Céline Céline Dion[326] Christine Ghawi (older)
Jodelle Ferland (young)
Che Che Guevara[327] Benicio del Toro
Changeling Christine Collins Angelina Jolie[328]
Chapter 27[329] Mark David Chapman Jared Leto
Coco Chanel Coco Chanel[330] Shirley MacLaine (older)
Barbora Bobuľová (young)
The Curse of Steptoe Harry H. Corbett[331] Jason Isaacs
Wilfrid Brambell Phil Davis
Defiance Tuvia Bielski Daniel Craig[332]
Zus Bielski Liev Schreiber
Der Baader Meinhof Komplex Ulrike Meinhof[333] Martina Gedeck
Andreas Baader Moritz Bleibtreu
Gudrun Ensslin Johanna Wokalek
The Duchess Georgiana Cavendish Keira Knightley[334]
The Easy Way Albert Spaggiari Jean-Paul Rouve[335]
The Edge of Love[336] Dylan Thomas Matthew Rhys
The Express: The Ernie Davis Story Ernie Davis[337] Rob Brown
Flash of Genius[338] Robert Kearns Greg Kinnear
Florence Nightingale Florence Nightingale[339] Laura Fraser
Forever Enthralled Mei Lanfang[340] Leon Lai
Front of the Class Brad Cohen[341] James Wolk
Frost/Nixon Richard Nixon Frank Langella[342]
David Frost Michael Sheen
Hansie[343] Hansie Cronje Frank Rautenbach
House of Saddam Saddam Hussein yigal Naor[344]
Sajida Khairallah Talfah Shohreh Aghdashloo
Hunger Bobby Sands[345] Michael Fassbender
Il Divo Giulio Andreotti[346] Toni Servillo
Ip Man Ip Man[347] Donnie Yen
Jodhaa Akbar Akbar the Great[348] Hrithik Roshan
Jodhabai Aishwarya Rai
John Adams John Adams[349] Paul Giamatti
Abigail Adams Laura Linney
The Last Confession of Alexander Pearce Alexander Pearce[350] Ciarán McMenamin
Little Ashes Salvador Dalí Robert Pattinson[351]
Federico García Lorca Javier Beltrán
The Longshots[352] Jasmine Plummer Keke Palmer
Mao's Last Dancer Li Cunxin Chi Cao[353]
Max Manus Max Manus[354] Aksel Hennie
The Messiah Jesus[355] Ahmad Soleimani Nia
Me and Orson Welles Orson Welles[356] Christian McKay
Milk Harvey Milk[357] Sean Penn
Mesrine: Killer Instinct Jacques Mesrine Vincent Cassel[358]
Muhammad: The Final Legacy Muhammad[359]
Meu Nome Não É Johnny João Guilherme Estrella Selton Mello[360]
The Other Boleyn Girl Mary Boleyn[361] Scarlett Johansson
Anne Boleyn Natalie Portman
Phantom Punch Sonny Liston Ving Rhames[362]
Public Enemy Number One Jacques Mesrine Vincent Cassel[358]
Portrait of a Beauty[363] Sin Yun-bok Kim Min-sun
The Red Baron Manfred von Richthofen[364] Matthias Schweighöfer
Red Cliff Zhou Yu[365] Tony Leung Chiu-Wai
Zhuge Liang Takeshi Kaneshiro
Cao Cao Zhang Fengyi
Sagan Françoise Sagan Sylvie Testud
Séraphine Séraphine Louis Yolande Moreau[366]
Skin Sandra Laing Sophie Okonedo
Sugar Miguel Santos[367] Algenis Perez Soto
A Tale of Water on the Southern Island Yoichi Hatta[368] Kazuhiko Inoue (Voice)
Valkyrie Col. Claus von Stauffenberg Tom Cruise[369]
Victor Victor Davis Mark Lutz
W. George W. Bush[370] Josh Brolin
Waltz with Bashir Ari Folman[371] Ari Folman (voice)
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2009

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Agora Hypatia[372] Rachel Weisz
Albert Schweitzer Albert Schweitzer Jeroen Krabbé
The Damned United Brian Clough[373] Michael Sheen
Amelia Amelia Earhart[374] Hilary Swank
An Englishman in New York Quentin Crisp John Hurt[375]
The Anna Nicole Smith Story Anna Nicole Smith Willa Ford
The Assailant[376] Manoel Henrique "Besouro Mangangá" Pereira Aílton Carmo
Balibo Roger East Anthony LaPaglia[377]
José Ramos-Horta Oscar Isaac
Berdella[378] Robert Berdella Seth Correa
Berlin 36 Gretel Bergmann Karoline Herfurth[379]
Marie Ketteler Sebastian Urzendowsky
The Blind Side Leigh Anne Tuohy[380] Sandra Bullock
Sean Tuohy Tim McGraw
Michael Oher Quinton Aaron
Bright Star John Keats Ben Whishaw[381]
Fanny Brawne Abbie Cornish
Coco Before Chanel Coco Chanel[382] Audrey Tautou
Coco Chanel & Igor Stravinsky Coco Chanel[383] Anna Mouglalis
Igor Stravinsky Mads Mikkelsen
Connolly James Connolly Peter Mullan
The Consul of Sodom Jaime Gil de Biedma Jordi Mollà[384]
The Countess Countess Elizabeth Báthory Julie Delpy[385]
The Courageous Heart of Irena Sendler Irena Sendler[386] Anna Paquin
Creation Charles Darwin[387] Paul Bettany
Desert Flower Waris Dirie Liya Kebede[388]
Enid Enid Blyton[389] Helena Bonham Carter
Fortapàsc Giancarlo Siani Libero De Rienzo[390]
Garrow's Law William Garrow[391] Andrew Buchan
Gifted Hands: The Ben Carson Story Ben Carson[392] Cuba Gooding Jr.
Georgia O'Keeffe Georgia O'Keeffe[393] Joan Allen
Goemon Ishikawa Goemon Yōsuke Eguchi[394]
Grey Gardens Edith Ewing Bouvier Jessica Lange[395]
Edith Bouvier Beale Drew Barrymore
Hilde Hildegard Knef Heike Makatsch[396]
The Informant! Mark Whitacre[397] Matt Damon
Into the Storm Winston Churchill[398] Brendan Gleeson
Invictus Nelson Mandela[399] Morgan Freeman
François Pienaar Matt Damon
John Rabe John Rabe[400] Ulrich Tukur
Julie & Julia Julie Powell[401] Amy Adams
Julia Child Meryl Streep
King Conqueror Peter II of Aragon Tim Roth
Kerala Varma Pazhassiraja Pazhassi Raja[402] Mammootty
The Last Station Leo Tolstoy[403] Christopher Plummer
Margaret Margaret Thatcher[404] Lindsay Duncan
The Mighty Macs Cathy Rush[405] Carla Gugino
Natalee Holloway Natalee Holloway[406] Amy Gumenick
Beth Twitty Tracy Pollan
Joran van der Sloot Jacques Strydom
Notorious[407] Christopher "Notorious B.I.G." Wallace Jamal Woolard
Nowhere Boy[408] John Lennon Aaron Johnson
12 Paces Without a Head Klaus Störtebeker Ronald Zehrfeld
Pope Joan Pope Joan[409] Johanna Wokalek
Princess Kaiulani Kaʻiulani[410] Q'Orianka Kilcher
Public Enemies John Dillinger Johnny Depp[411]
Melvin Purvis Christian Bale
Billie Frechette Marion Cotillard
Baby Face Nelson Stephen Graham
S&M Judge Koen Aurousseau Gene Bervoets
Magda De Herdt Veerle Dobbelaere
Sanctity Within Reach Pier Giorgio Frassati Christine M. Wohar
Schweitzer Albert Schweitzer Jeroen Krabbé
Sister Smile Jeanine Deckers Cécile de France[412]
Skin Sandra Laing[413] Sophie Okonedo
The Soloist Steve Lopez[414] Robert Downey Jr.
Nathaniel Ayers Jamie Foxx
Telstar Joe Meek Con O'Neill
Toussaint Toussaint Louverture Don Cheadle
Van Diemen's Land Alexander Pearce[415] Oscar Redding
Vincere[416] Ida Dalser Giovanna Mezzogiorno
Benito Mussolini Filippo Timi
Vision - From the Life of Hildegard von Bingen Hildegard von Bingen[417] Barbara Sukowa
Wesley John Wesley Burgess Jenkins[418]
Within the Whirlwind[419] Yevgenia Ginzburg Emily Watson
The Young Victoria[420] Queen Victoria Emily Blunt
Zen[421] Dōgen Zenji Nakamura Kantarō II
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Notes

  1. [a]
    The character is based on David Marenger
  2. [b]
    Credited as Ellen Page

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